As the miles have increased on my S10, I'd become more an more annoyed by the vibrations that now appear at motorway speeds (3-3,500rpm) and make my hands go numb. More recently, I'd also noticed that at tickover, there is a slight clattering noise coming from the right side of the engine, that disappears when the clutch is pulled in.
Having read the favourable results of the clutch basket swap on this forum, I decided to give the idea some further examination.
I was very disappointed to find that the price of parts on this side of the pond were a little prohibitive, as it worked out that it'd cost around £590 ($962) for the basket, retaining nut, gasket and delivery. I then looked at the prices my American cousins are paying and found that buying the same components from the USA would only cost £167.98 ($274.16). Then adding shipping from the USA at £118.41 ($193.25), UK duty and taxes, £81.23 ($132.58). This was beginning to look far more reasonable!
So, all in all, it adds up that even with the addition of draconian British VAT and import duty, i'd still be £222.14 ($363) better off importing the bits from the other side of the bloody planet. Does that make any sense to anyone out there? ??? ??? ???
). Not a cheap upgrade by any means but if it stops my hands from going numb on long journeys, it'll be worth every penny.
